Dentifrice preparation



Patented Oct. 22,1935

UNITED STATE s PATENT oer-"ice nnn'rmmon rnnrsna'rron Guy'A. McDonald and Dariel .Miiler, Chicago Heights, 111., assign'ors to Victor Chemi Works, a corporation of Illinois Application December 11, 1933, Serial No. 701,044

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11 Claims. (or. 101-93) This invention relates to an improved dentifrice and to a dental abrasive agent for use in toothpastes .and powders, and particularly to a dical-' cium phosphate composition which will .not

harden or become gritty with age.

Dicalcium' phosphate is a well-known abrasive agent in the preparation of dentifrices. In such connection it has been used in the hydrated and partially dehydrated as well as the anhydrous state. The hydrated dicalcium phosphate is particularly advantageous for use in toothpastes containing glycerine, because it has a lower glycerine absorbing capacity. By the use of this form of dicalcium phosphate it is possible to use approximately -30% less glycerine in the dentifrice. The hydrated form of dicalcium phosphate, however, has heretofore had the very un-. desirable property of becoming gritty on aging and developing soft, irregular lumps surrounded in by a watery layer of paste. Thesechanges ren dered the dentifrices undesirable for use, and

relatively unsalable.

It has now been discovered that a hydrated dicalcium phosphate may be stabilized against this production of grit, or lumping, for indefinite peri' ods by freeing the dicalcium phosphate substantially completely from monocalciumphosphate,

and .by the addition of a stabilizing agent in small amounts. The preferred form of stabilizing agent is trimagnesium phosphate, but other magnesium salts, such as magnesium sulfate, stea'rate or dimagnesium phosphate may likewise be used.

- In accordance with the present invention a sub-' stantially monocalcium phosphate-free hydrated dicalcium phosphate is prepared, preferably. in

powdered form, and a stabilizing agent is mixed with it in finely powdered condition in amounts ranging preferably from to 4% by weight of the I dicalcium phosphate. As an example of theinvention a typical dicalcium phosphate dihydrate having the following composition was used: 3

canpotzmo 96:10 40 0311304.. I 0.80 CazPaOaHzO 0.78

C8(H2PO4) 2.H2O Trace Fe and AlPOi--- 0.62- cacm Y 0.75

Etc. 0.27

This product, in powdered form, was mixed 5; with to 4% of tri-magnesium phosphate, like Percent wise in powdered condition, and the resulting mixture was then made up into a dentifrice. A dentifrice composition may be prepared from abrasive material in any desired proportions.

A preferred range of proportions is as follows: -5

Percent Dicalcium phosphate dihydrate -55 Stabilizing agent; 1'- 4 Glycerine -1 25-35 m Gum 1- 3v Flavor 0- 1 Water Balance A specific formula contained 50. parts: of the abrasive agent (including the-stabilizing agent). 15

'30 parts of glycerine, 18 parts of water, 1 part of gum tragacanth and 1 part of flavor.

A dentifrice prepared according to this formula and containing 2% of tri-magnesium phosphate Y based upon the weight of dicalcium phosphate di- 20 hydrate, when maintained at 60 C-. in -an oven was still good at the end of 2400 hours, whereas without the tri.-magnesium phosphate the dentifri'ce becamegritty in 62-88hours. t

Dentifrice compositions'were also tested after 25 oven treatment at 60 C. to determine the percentage of dehydration of the dicalcium phosphate dihydrate. It was found that after 62-88 became gritty at the end of .240 hours and with 0 2% of (ii-magnesium phosphate it becamehard at 432 hours. With 2% of magnesium stearate the dentifrice was lumpy at the end of 684 hours.

All these figures refer to accelerated aging tests 6 i v v made at 60 C. in an oven.

The dicalcium phosphate dihydrate may likewise be used, when mixed with a small amount of stabilizing material, directly as a tooth powder.

When in the powder form, aging tests at 45 0. show 58% dehydration at the end of 21 days where no stabilizing agent is used, whereas with 1% tri-miaugnesiumphosphate the dehydration was only 21% The commercial dicalcium phosphate dihydrate is generally partially dehydrated in storage. bell 7 i'ore use in theabrasive. Thus dehydration may unnecessary limitations should be understoodtherei'rom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly as permissible, in view 01 the prior art.

What we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. An abrasive composition comprising comminuteddicalcium phosphate dihydrate and a small proportion of a stabilizing agent, of the class consisting oi magnesium phosphates, magnwium stearate and magnesium sulfate.

2. An abrasive composition comprising comminuted dicalcium phosphate dihydrate and a small proportion of tri-magnesium phosphate.

3. An abrasive composition as set forth in claim 1, in which the proportion of stabilizing agent is V4 to. 4%.

4. An abrasive composition comprising monocaicium phosphate-free dicalcium phosphate dihydrate, and y. to 2% 01' trimagnesium phos- Phate.

5. An abrasive composition comprising monocaleium phosphate-free dicalcium phosphate dihydrate, and 2 to 4% t mum steal-ate.

6. A dentifrice composition comprising substantially monocalcium phosphate-free dicalcium phosphate dihydrate, glycerine, water, sum,

flavor, and a small proportion 01' a dicalcium phosphate dihydrate stabilizing agent, of the class of magnesium phosphate, magnesium stearate and magn sium sulfate. '7. A composition as set forth in claim 6, in 5 agent is tri-magnesium 8. A composition as set forth in claim 6, in which the stabilizing agent is magnesium stearate.

9. A tooth paste composition having the 101- lowing composition:

10. a tooth paste composition having the m1- lowing composition:

Dicalcium phosphate dihydrate 45-55% Magnesium stearate 1- 4% Glycerine -35% Gum 1- 3% Flavor 0- 1% Water Balance 11. An abrasive composition as set forth in claim 1, in which the stabilizing agent is dimagnesium phosphate.

GUY a. McDONALD. DARIEL mm. 

